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'Pepita™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Huyustus
HMF Ratings:
6 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Deep pink Miniature. Registration name: KortufeeExhibition name: Pepita™
Bloom:
Pink, deep pink reverse. Mild fragrance. 45 to 55 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Small, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, compact, upright. Small, matte, dark green foliage.
Height: 20" (50cm). Width: 16" (40cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very blackspot resistant., very mildew resistant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.
Patents:
- Australia - Patent No: AU4243P on 17 May 2011 Application No: 2009/032 on 6 Mar 2009 VIEW PBR PATENT‘The Fairy’ x ‘unnamed seedling’ in 1995. First selections were made in May 1996 budded onto Rosa canina rootstocks and planted in open. In 1997 second cycle of selections was made. Tested until 2004. Commercialisation and sales took place in Spring 2005. Breeder: W. Kordes’ Sohne Rosenschulen.
First sold in Germany March 2005 European Union - Patent on 2004 Germany - Patent on 2004 United States - Patent No: PP 16,849 on 18 Jul 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/071,753 on 2 Mar 2005 The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the summer of 1992. The crossing was between `The Fairy`, a non-patented rose and an un-named seedling.
Notes:
Breeder code: 92-0564-0a. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)
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